Mathew Hedges jailed for life by Saudis ( Archived) (18)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN)Britain has warned of "serious diplomatic consequences" after a UK citizen was sentenced to life in prison for spying in the United Arab Emirates, in a case that threatens to derail relations between the two countries.

Matthew Hedges, a specialist in Middle Eastern studies at Durham University in England, was jailed after a five-minute hearing in which he was not represented by a lawyer, his family said.
He was arrested on May 5 by UAE officials as he was leaving Dubai airport after a research trip. Accused of espionage, the 31-year-old was held in solitary confinement for almost six months. But he was released on bail last month, giving his friends and family hope that he would be released.
His sentence on Wednesday appeared to come as a surprise to British authorities. UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the verdict was not what the UK "expected from a friend and trusted partner of the United Kingdom" and that it was "contrary to earlier assurances."
Tejada added that this has been "the worst six months" of her life. "The UAE authorities should feel ashamed for such an obvious injustice. I am very scared for Matt. I don't know where they are taking him or what will happen now. Our nightmare has gotten even worse," Tejada said.
The UAE government has not responded to a CNN request for comment.
Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge - BBC News

No country should do bussiness with the Arabic idiots. They like to cut heads off, human rights is something they never heard about, and justice... what justice?

The severity of the verdict stunned British officials, who had been reluctant to discuss the case in public in the hope that the Emirati authorities would settle the matter quietly after a high-level intervention by the British foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt. British officials had also said that it was not their practice to comment on matters related to espionage.

The academic, Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old postgraduate student at Durham University in northeastern England, was arrested in Dubai on May 5 as he was planning to fly out. Colleagues said he had been pursuing research for a doctorate on the effects of the so-called Arab Spring of 2011 on Emirati diplomacy.

But the response suggested that the Emirati authorities wanted to show other researchers that some lines of inquiry, which have not been publicly defined, were considered off limits. The Emirates largely sidestepped the pro-democracy protests that seized other Arab countries from North Africa to the Middle East in 2011.

Respect

The heading says he has been jailed by the Saudis.

But the article you pasted implies he has been jailed by the UAE.

Which is it?

do you have a brain cell left, they were both from th latest news,

LONDON — A court in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday sentenced a British academic to life in prison on spying charges, prompting a pledge from Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain that the issue would be raised “at the highest level” with the Emirati authorities.

From what I can see on that there internety thingy, Mr. Hedges was jailed by the UAE.

So why does the heading of your thread say he was jailed by the Saudis?